Privacy Policy — Kauda कौडा
Last updated: 14 November 2026
Kauda (कौडा) is a traditional Tihar cowrie-shell game published by LAMIDA. This policy explains what the app collects. It is short because the app collects very little.
The short version
Playing against the computer or pass-and-play on one phone collects nothing and needs no account. The app has no ads, no analytics, no trackers and no in-app purchases, and it never sells or shares your data.
Chips in Kauda are virtual only. They cannot be bought, won as money, or cashed out.
If you play online, the app signs you in anonymously (no email, no password) and stores the nickname you choose and the moves of your table, using Google Firebase.
On your device
Your settings, chip balance, statistics and nickname are stored on your own phone only, and are removed when you uninstall the app.
Playing online
Online tables use two Google Firebase services: Firebase Authentication (anonymous sign-in, which gives your phone a random ID and asks for nothing) and Cloud Firestore (the tables). Google processes this data for us under the Firebase terms; it is stored in Google data centres in the United States.
| What | Why | Who can see it |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname you type (up to 16 characters) | Shown to the other players at your table | Players at the same table |
| Random anonymous ID | Knowing which seat is yours | Not shown to anyone |
| Table code, seats, bets and throws | Playing the game, and letting every phone check each throw was fair | Players at the same table |
| When your phone was last active at a table | Letting a bot or the host continue if you disconnect | Players at the same table |
Firebase also records technical data needed to run the service, such as your device's IP address, as described in Google's terms above. There is no chat in Kauda, so no messages are sent or stored.
Deleting your data
Uninstalling the app removes everything stored on your phone. There is no account to delete: the anonymous ID is not linked to your name, email or phone number. To have the online tables you played at deleted, write to the address below with "Delete my Kauda data" in the subject and the table codes or nickname you used, and we will delete them.
Children
Kauda is intended for players aged 13 and over because it includes betting with virtual chips. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has played online, contact us and we will delete their tables.
Security
All traffic between the app and Firebase is encrypted (HTTPS). Database rules let each phone change only its own seat and bets, and every throw is sealed before bets close so no phone can choose the result.
Changes
If this policy changes materially, the date above will change and the new version will be published at this address.
Contact
LAMIDA — Kauda
Email: lamidaglobal@gmail.com